Open to all members of the Rice community and the public

Join us for this special Campbell Lecture on Racial Justice, “The Stakes of Racial Justice and the Future of American Democracy,” by Eddie Glaude Jr., eminent scholar of African American history and religion, and prominent critic and C-SPAN and MSNBC commentator on racial justice.

Speaker:

Eddie S. Glaude Jr., James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor
Chair, Department of African American Studies, Princeton University

Eddie S. Glaude Jr. is an intellectual who speaks to the complex dynamics of the American experience. His most well-known books, “Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul”, and “In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America”, take a wide look at black communities, the difficulties of race in the United States, and the challenges our democracy face. He is an American critic in the tradition of James Baldwin and Ralph Waldo Emerson. In his writings, the country’s complexities, vulnerabilities and the opportunities for hope come into full view. Glaude’s most recent book, “Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own”, was released in June 2020.

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Sponsored by the School of Humanities Dean’s Office, with the generous support of the Campbell family.

The mission of the Campbell Lecture Series is to bring distinguished scholars in the arts, literature and humanities to Rice to discuss their work and career, while supporting engagement between scholar and student.

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